The Coroner Series 2 Episode Guide

There's no end of mysterious deaths to investigate in the sleepy seaside town in S2.

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Episode 1 - The Drop Zone

Jane's fear of heights is put to the test when she and Davey investigate what appears to be a skydiving accident. The chief instructor of a skydiving school has fallen to his death but discovering that his parachutes have been tampered with leads to suspicion of murder.
Episode 2 - Perfectly Formed

When building work at an abandoned cottage unearths the hidden remains of a child, Jane is called in and soon uncovers other well-kept family secrets amongst the former residents and staff of a nearby closed children's home.
Episode 3 - Those in Peril

A volunteer member of the Lighthaven lifeboat crew drowns whilst responding to a hoax call-out. Jane suspects foul play, but Davey is sceptical - that is, until other volunteers start being targeted.
Episode 4 - The Beast of Lighthaven

When a local journalist tries to convince the people of Lighthaven that there is a big cat roaming the moors, nobody will believe him... until they discover his badly mauled body. Jane and Davey delve into his past and uncover more than they bargained for.
Episode 5 - The Captain's Pipe

Tam Bryant, the owner of The Captain's Pipe pub and a bitter rival of Mick Sturrock, is found dead beneath a rock fall at an inaccessible cove and, when evidence points to Mick, Jane sets out to try and clear his name before he is charged with murder.
Episode 6 - Life

A death in custody takes Jane into prison, where she comes face-to-face with notorious child killer Sidney Sutton. She begins to hope that she may be able to use this case to find the final resting place of his teenage victim.
Episode 7 - Perfect Pair

Jane tackles the mystery of a window cleaner who is found dead next to a Porsche that he does not own, with suspicion falling upon a property entrepreneur she believes is hiding something from her.
Episode 8 - The Foxby Affair

In order to explain the sudden death of a reclusive woman living at a remote address near Lighthaven, Jane must first solve the mysterious disappearance of a notorious, aristocratic playboy decades earlier.
Episode 9 - Pieces of Eight

The annual Lighthaven Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a daring robbery and Davey gives chase after the theft of a cash van. Meanwhile, Jane tries to discover why a faceless man has washed up on the beach.
Episode 10 - Crash

A teenage girl dies in a car crash and the post mortem reveals her body had been moved from the car which killed her and evidence of the driver removed. Jane's investigation reconnects her with an old school friend but little does she realise how many ghosts from the past are about to be unleashed.